100 Years of Manicures Is the Nail Inspo You've Been Looking For

Some history buffs like to spend their time carefully crafting perfect replicas of uniforms and weapons to reenact elaborate Civil War battles. We prefer to keep our historical reenactments to the beauty variety, especially when the last hundred years of manicure history have so many good styles to choose from.

For trivia fans, the history of manicures is chock-full of unexpected tidbits—there's a connection to Tupperware you'll never see coming—but even if you're not the type to break out facts about the origin of the French manicure at cocktail parties, we guarantee that brushing up on nail trends of yore will pay off. After all, who doesn't want to be able to credit their next mani to a style icon like Rita Hayworth, Princess Faucigny-Lucinge, or, of course, Queen Bey.

Check out the full video below for all your manicure-inspiration needs.